A phase II trial of high dose cytarabine and fludarabine without anthracycline for patients with core binding factor acute myeloid leukaemia, measuring efficacy, safety and monitoring minimal residual disease (AMLM13)

Funding

Charities/Societies/Foundations,Leukaemia Foundation of Australia

Scientific enquiries

Dr Paula Marlton

Brief Summary

This trial is assessing the outcome of patients with a rare form of AML (CBF-AML) who have anthracyline (or not) as part of their treatment

Key Inclusion Criteria

1. A morphologic diagnosis of AML by WHO criteria; note that patients with t(8;21) and less than 20% blasts will be included.2. Confirmation of CBF subtype by cytogenetic finding of t(8;21) or inv(16) or t(16;16) (either alone or in combination with other cytogenetic abnormalities) or PCR evidence of a CBF fusion transcript 3. ECOG performance status 0 to 3; 4. Written informed consent prior to registration 5. Potentially childbearing patients must use effective contraception 6. Patients must be .... 1. A morphologic diagnosis of AML by WHO criteria; note that patients with t(8;21) and less than 20% blasts will be included.2. Confirmation of CBF subtype by cytogenetic finding of t(8;21) or inv(16) or t(16;16) (either alone or in combination with other cytogenetic abnormalities) or PCR evidence of a CBF fusion transcript 3. ECOG performance status 0 to 3; 4. Written informed consent prior to registration 5. Potentially childbearing patients must use effective contraception 6. Patients must be registered prior to the commencement of induction therapy.
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Key Exclusion Criteria

1. Serious cardiac or pulmonary dysfunction precluding the delivery of the proposed therapy2. Severe renal dysfunction3. Severe hepatic dysfunction including bilirubin > 2.5 ULN unless attributable to leukaemia4. Prior treatment for AML5. Contraindication to the use of study drugs6. Known HIV infection7. Pregnancy and lactation8. Inability to comply with study requirements.